Umbrella runner and tip cup



Sept. 20, 1932. J. ROSE UMBRELLA RUNNER AND TIP -CUP original Filed Fb. 7, 1930 Zhwentor (Ittorueg Patented Sept. Y20, 1932 JOHN nosn, or nTLANTiccrrY, nawv JERSEY f `urna'anni; nUNNnn' AND Tirion?" Application medrebrualrypv, 1926, serial-N0. 426,699.. Renewed Januay'izi, 193e.

i This -inventionrelates to umbrellas, and

it relates more particularly to combined runl ners and tip cups of they kin-d having means Vfor holding the. ends of the ribs of a closed f umbrella, and in whichV the sliding movements of the runners and tip cups eii'ect the 'depression oi the retaining springs hywhich .-b

the parts of an umbrella are held veither in an open position for use or in a'closed pom sition for carrying or storage. Y

` One obj-ect of the invention is to provide a combined run-ner and tip cup in which the 'parts are ci" a construction permitting the employment of' Celluloid or similar plastic y material in its construction, in order' that the tip cup may' be of the `saine color. as the handle, or of the cover of the umbrella, so that when the umbrella is closed a harmonizing V'color appearance of the' umbrella is prese-nted. Another object is to provide a combined runner` and tip cupI of the kind referred to, in which therunner and tip cup and the handle of an umbrella shall 'be so relatively lo catedr and soforrned that when the umbrella is in a closed position the tip cup shall overlapj the end'of 4t'hehandle, presenting a smooth continuous outer surface of theparts, free from the usual space: between'the parts `in which,V clothesrand other articles enter and A`VV:sc become entangled in the generally employed forms of these parts; further obj-ect of the invention is topi-Ovide a combined runner and tip cup of the specified ktype in which the tip cup shall belier-med of Celluloid or I at similar material-and shall berei-ntorced to' trated, and it will be apparent roman underf ,standing of the inventionthatmany changes indetails' may be resorted to1if required,

without departing from the general construction shown. e

, umbrella is closed.-

In the drawing: a f

Figure VAl'is a view'inwhich the tip cup is shown'in section, and a part lofthe um-l brellahandle is also shown.r in section, in con-,-V

neet-ion wtih the rod, vribs,runners and re- '55 taining springs 'of an umbrella, the parts eingsh'o-Wn 1n positions assumed whenv an Figure Qri's a transversev sectional view taken' onthe line 2A 2 of Figure 1. 1f ,Figure 3 isa central longitudinal sectional View of the tip cup'. e u In this drawing l represents a runnery provided with a notch ring 2, 'to which the stretchers 3 are pivotally `connected in the l usual way. `The runner, which'is of the nsnal tubular'generalform to'receive and slide on a rod 45,-, has in' `itl an opening fthrou'ghv which projects the lower retaining spring of the rodwhen the uinbrellabf which ito fori-ns a part isin a closed positiomand which v is enteredby the upper' retaining spring' ofthe rod when the umbrella is raised. The run-ner is formed on its outer face withzstops 8, by-which themovementsof the tip cup', "Z5

which islarranged slidably on thevrunner, is

liI-nited.vv The'. stops may be formed in any suitable way, as', for inst-ance', by spinning circumferential' heads on' the runner as herein shown." t The tip cup9 is formed" in one piece', cylin-i drical in general form, and is preferablyconrposed of cellufloid ori other plastic material, in order "that it may be given a color whichvis permanent and which mayv correspondeither y815 'to the color of the cover ot'V an.y umbrella or to thatv ofthe handle. Both'ends` of the cup are enlarged, one Vforming .a receptacle l0 foi-,the tip ends il of the ribs, and the otherv end I2 being adapted to receive and closely 190 Viit anend 13 of a handle whentheum'brella is in aclosed position. f

j 'Astrengtliening wall 14 is formed' inthe interiorof the'cup, and this wall may be of Vany thickness and vlength to' compensate -for the comparatively fragile character= ofthe. plastic material of which the cnfp is `formed,

and' render it capable oi'use without danger" of breaking.`

A The interiorofthe cup-:isa "190 ,Y

:so Y

bushing which is attached to the Ywall 14 of the exteriors of the sections may be correspondingly screw threaded, in order to :allow the ready introduction or removal and Aad- Iiustment of the sections. `The bushing is with advantage made in two parts,vas by' this construction the parts maybe movedtoward or away from each other tgive a'sp'ace be tween them to `receive any size of projecting-`A portions of the retaining springs. The inner faces of both the sections 'forming the bushing are inclined, as shown, in order to hold alretaining spring yieldingly between them, to hold the vparts of'an umbrella in either fan Lopen or a closed position. By the application of a small amount of pressure to lslide thecup on the runner, the retaining springs, may be depressed by contact with the inclined faces of the sections, thus freeing the cup Vand runner from the springs, and allowing the runner to be moved to change the parts of an umbrella from an open to a closed position, or vice versa. v

In order that when a tipcup in which the describedbushing is employed may -actto retain the endsoffthe ribs,`when the umbrella is closed,'in a position to prevent the ribs from overlapping each other, or from unduly crowding each other, the .bushing is provided with a tapering projection 16 which extends into the receptaclelO by which the rib ends are received.l The action of this projection is to separate the ribs and evenly distribute them around the projection when they are introduced into the receptacle. When they are thus disposed, and the tip cup is slid to release them, they are freed in a manner to allow them to be raised without the entanglement lwhich would otherwise occur, and which would often result in in- -jury to the ribs'or toa cover-attached to Y the ribs.l

The manner of accomplishing the opening andclosing an. umbrella yin which the described tip cup andrunnerrare incorporated will be readily understood from the fore- -goingl description.4 "Assuming that the um-y brella is in Va'closed position, 'and that the tip ends of the'ribsare confined in the vtip cup, as shown in Figure lof the drawing,

' the tip'cup is moved on thefrunner, toward the handle, freeing the Yribs and allowing them to spring outwardly by reason of their inherent-resiliency. Pressure is then applied to' move' the tip cup to contact with the upper stop on the runner, and a continuance of this pressure will cause a movement of the runner and -tip cup on the umbrella rod,-andt a de-V pression ofv the 'lower retaining spring 'by cntactwith the inclined side' Yof that section of the bushing located toward the handle. This effects the freeing of the runner from the spring, allowingthe runner to be moved to spread the umbrella. When the umbrella is raised the upper retaining spring will hold it yieldingly in that position, from which it may bereleased by adownward movement of the combinedrunner and tip cup. When the umbrella is closed, the ribs are gathered closeto the rod and thetip cup moved on thev runner to inclose the tip ends ofthe ribs. Preferably. the length of the end 12 of the cup is such that movements of the cup on the runner to secure or release the tip ends of the ribs may be made without removing this from a positionto cover the adjacent end of the handle, so that at all times when the umbrella is ina closed position no Space between the tip cup and the handle exists.

I claim: Y Y 1. A runner, and

wall being provided with a sectional bushingz Y la tip Ycup lcomposed of plastic material slidably arrangedQon the having opposed gradually .inclined inner faces. f

3. A runner provided withjexterior stops spaced apart, a tip cup composed Yofplastic material slidably arranged -on the runner -ion between the stops, the runner Vbeing provid- Y ed with an opening for receiving retaining springs, and the interior of the tip cup being provided with a sectional bushing having opposed gradually inclined inner lfaces adapted to bear on said retaining springs. 1

'4. Al runner provided with exterior stops spacedapart and formed by beads spunvfrom the material of the runner, a tip cup composed of plastic material slidably arranged..

on the runner between the stops, the runner being providedwith an openingfor receivingV retaining springs, andthe interiorY of theV tip cup being. provided `with a sectional bushing having gradually" inclined faces adapted to bear, on said retaining springs.

.5. A'runner, a tip cup of plastic material slidably Varranged on the runner, one end of the tipcup being provided witha receptacle adapted vto inclose the .ends ofthe ribs of an umbrella, and the other en dbeing provided with aA receptacle adapted to inclosethe end of a handle off an umbrella.

6. Al runner, andra tip cup` slidablyarizo ranged on the runner, the tip `cup being provided with a .receptacleadapted to inclose the'ends .of umbrella ribs, anda bushingarranged inthe tip cup, and provided .with va tapering projection the receptacle.

V.extending ,into

7. A runner, a tip cup, and a sectional bushing arranged in the tip cup and on the runner and provided with inner inclined faces.

8. A runner, a tip'eup, and a sectional bushing arranged in Jche tip cup and on the runner, the bushing being composed of-sections movable toward and away from each other, and being formed with opposed inclined inner faces.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

JOHN ROSE. 

